The Big South Conference is adding it in 2027-28 with five members: Charleston Southern, Gardner Webb, Radford, UNCA and USC Upstate are adding it.

Apparently the Big 12 is aiming to add it and Matt Brown says three other leagues are looking into it.

Women's Flag Football was added as an emerging sport by the NCAA in January.

Be worth looking into.

Personally would want some of our cut men's sports brought back before expanding into new sports. But who knows.

biggie wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 31, 2026 1:28 pm

Personally would want some of our cut men's sports brought back before expanding into new sports. But who knows.

I am all for cutting a men's sport and then swapping out a current women's sport for flag football. I say this because the NFL is going to have a flag league and we could maybe put girls in that.

Respectfully, no if it takes away what we already have.

Just eliminate women's soccer and replace it with flag football.

311neers wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 31, 2026 2:27 pm

Respectfully, no if it takes away what we already have.

I'm saying if we have a women's team that is at the bottom of the league standings and loses a lot of money every year then I am all for replacing with this. This is something that we should be proactive with and add because not a ton of schools are going to in the first wave and we should be among them. We might could win big in it early on if we do it correctly. Remember, the NFL is doing flag football and it will be in the Olympics. If we have a sport that has never had an Olympian and is always bad I feel like this could be a chance to do something.

I think it would be foolish to drop an SBC sport for one not sanctioned. Though it does seem a trend towards flag football is a foot. I know a number of D2 schools have teams.

No need to cut women's soccer. This could be added at the club level first like rugby is if they are worried about its success. Speaking of soccer though, it is a lot of the same athletes as well as ones from lacrosse that are playing it. I suspect this will hamper some of the growth lacrosse has made over the years as flag football expands to the U18 levels in official leagues, not just the rec/travel.

If successful/popular in the Olympics, its growth will accelerate as well.

appdaze wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 31, 2026 10:28 pm

No need to cut women's soccer. This could be added at the club level first like rugby is if they are worried about its success. Speaking of soccer though, it is a lot of the same athletes as well as ones from lacrosse that are playing it. I suspect this will hamper some of the growth lacrosse has made over the years as flag football expands to the U18 levels in official leagues, not just the rec/travel.

My daughter is the women's soccer coach at a D2 school that is playing its first year of flag football. A number of players are playing both.

hapapp wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2026 6:14 am

appdaze wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 31, 2026 10:28 pm

No need to cut women's soccer. This could be added at the club level first like rugby is if they are worried about its success. Speaking of soccer though, it is a lot of the same athletes as well as ones from lacrosse that are playing it. I suspect this will hamper some of the growth lacrosse has made over the years as flag football expands to the U18 levels in official leagues, not just the rec/travel.

My daughter is the women's soccer coach at a D2 school that is playing its first year of flag football. A number of players are playing both.

That is interesting to me. Soccer players are very fit, but not known for great hands

BambooRdApp wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2026 7:15 am

hapapp wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2026 6:14 am

appdaze wrote: ↑

Tue Mar 31, 2026 10:28 pm

No need to cut women's soccer. This could be added at the club level first like rugby is if they are worried about its success. Speaking of soccer though, it is a lot of the same athletes as well as ones from lacrosse that are playing it. I suspect this will hamper some of the growth lacrosse has made over the years as flag football expands to the U18 levels in official leagues, not just the rec/travel.

My daughter is the women's soccer coach at a D2 school that is playing its first year of flag football. A number of players are playing both.

That is interesting to me. Soccer players are very fit, but not known for great hands

My daughter and the flag football coach worked together in recruiting these girls (some from California) as a means of giving partials in each sport.

I’m guessing the NCAA classifies it as a spring sport?

I would prefer Beach Volleyball.

AppinVA wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2026 8:35 am

I’m guessing the NCAA classifies it as a spring sport?

Yes.

Stonewall wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2026 9:35 am

I would prefer Beach Volleyball.

I would as well but we aren't near the beach. Flag football is going to really take off big time.

We can bring in sand from Spruce Pine.

Good enough for The Masters. Good enough for App. St.!!

hapapp wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2026 10:49 am

AppinVA wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 01, 2026 8:35 am

I’m guessing the NCAA classifies it as a spring sport?

Yes.

There was much debate and concern from the lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, and field hockey communities, with everyone trying to get it placed in the opposite season from their sports. Volleyball, soccer, and field hockey theoretically won out by its placement in the spring with lacrosse. But I think they all are hurt from it merely existing at all.

Let's become more competitive in the sports we field before adding others.